12 CHURCHES WILL AID FOOD MOVE Committees Will Perform Task Next Sunday; Day of Prayer October 28 Although the date of the first re port to the Food Administration in food conservation has been postpon-i ed one week, committees of the vari ous churches have been appointed and these will take charge of tho work of securing weekly reports from each family, on the number of wheatless and meatless meals. President Wilson's proclamation setting aside Sunday, October 28, as a day of prayer for the Army and Navy, will be generally followed in Harrisburg's churches of all denomi nations. The Ministerial Association will co-operate with the President's •desire and has changed the date of the local day of prayer to meet tho •desire of Mr. Wilson. President's Proolamat lon The presidential proclamation, is -sued late Saturday afternoon follows: "Whereas, the Congress of the. Vpited States, by a concurrent reso lution adopted on the fourth day of the present month of October in view of the entrance of our nation into the vast and awful war, which now atllicts the greater part of the world, has requested me to set apart by official proclamation a day upon which our people should be called Upon to offer concerted prayer to Almighty God for His divine aid in 'the successes of our arms; and "Whereas, it behooves a great *free people nurtured as we have "been in the eternal principles of justice and of right, a nation which has sought from the earliest days of 'its existence to be obedient to the divine teachings which have in spired it in the exercise of its lib erties, to turn always to the Su-, preme Master and cast themselves in faith at His feet, praying for His aid and succor in every hour of trial, to the end that the great arms to which our fathers dedicated our power as a people may not perish among men, but be always asserted and defended with fresh ardor and devotion and, through the divine blessing, set at last upon enduring | foundations for the benefit of all thej free peoples of the earth. "Now, therefore, 1 Woodrow Wilson, President of the United I States, gladly responding to the wish expressed by the Congress, do appoint October 28, being the last! Sunday of the present month, as a| day of supplication and prayer for all the people of the nation, earn estly exhorting all my countrymen to observe the appointed day ac cording to their several faiths, in solemn prayer that God's blessing may rest upon the high task which is laid upon us, to the end that thej cause for which we give our lives and treasure may triumph and our efforts be blessed with high achieve ment." TAX VERDICTS Thirteen state tax verdicts were re turned in court this morning for settlement of taxes owed by various companies to the Commonwealth. Verdicts against the Hudson Coal Company totaled $23,866.66 of which the largest was for $-0,023.67; against the United Gas Improvement Com pany, SI 154.92; Provident Life and Trust Company, $670.60: The verdicts were returned by agreement between the companies and the state. ' THIS WEAK NERVOUS WOMAN ' TOOK VINOL It made Ker Strong and Well Barrteveld, Wis.—"l was in a weak, nervous, run-down, anaemic condi (ion, so that my housework was a burden. Vinol was recommended, and it made me well and strong. It is certainly the best tonic and strength creator I have ever taken." Mrs.John Lewis. Vinol is a cod liver and iron ion etitutionul remedy for weak, nervous, run-down conditions of men, women and children. Your money will be returned if it does not help you. Geo. A. Gorgas, •iruggist; Ken nedy's medicine store, 321 Market street; C. F. Kramer, Third and Broad strets; Kltzniiller's pharmacy. 1325 Dcrry street, Harrlsburg, and at the best drug stores in every town and city in the country. A vegetable preparation, non-habit forming, acting gently on the bowels, i A stimulates the liver, relieves head- JM aches, biliousness and indigestion. A In the handy littlt boz. 10c. and Me. _/•'''/% WILSON CHEMICAL CO. j(PvfS r Tyrone, Pi. Restor ? natural 1 color to ?Wjm gray hair Mitel rm bring back the natural yr*irhfut color to hose gray and faded hairs that make you look o old. It's the safe, permanent, natural way o keep looking young, and its us cannot be de ected by others. Not a dye. Sold at all dealers. TbePhiilo Hay Co, Newark, N. J. v MONDAY EVENING, LOCAL TRAINMEN FAVOR INCREASE To Vote at Early Date on In crease of Twenty Per Cent. I.ocal trainmen are favorable to the proposed wage Increase to come after January 1. While no action will be taken until plans are com pleted and presented to the various lodges, railroaders believe that tho recent action of the International Association at Ottawa will meet high living cost conditions. The men will await orders from officials higher up before taking action. The workers involved in the movement for higher wages ar& members of the Brotherhood of Rail load Trainmen and the Order of Railway Conductors and the de mands will come first from passen ger department employes. They were not affected by the application of the Adamson law, establishing an eight hour dav for railroad workers, adopted last March to avert a nation wide strike of 500,000 railroad men. The passenger service men are paid by the run. or mile. A New York dispatch says: "Whenever new demands were dis cussed among the workers, determi nation was expressed. l*rt'vions Demands "The last previous demands of the four Brotherhoods resulted front a conference in Chicago in June. 1915. In December the Brotherhoods met and formulated the demands for an eight-hour day. Conferences with the railroad general managers failed. The first strike ballot was sent out January 10, 1916. The vote was can vassed in March. By an overwhelm ing majority it called for a general strike, leaving the time to be deter mined by the chiefs. "Further conferences followed and failed. On the eve of the impend ing strike, with orders actually is sued to the half million men to go out, President Wilson summoned the presidents of the larger railroads to Washington for a conference. Adamson I.a w Framed "The Adamson law was framed, and on September 3. 1916, the strike order was recalled, six hours before it was to go into effect. "On March 19. 1917, after a con ference between the contending parties and Franklin K. Lane at the Biltmore Hotel, .the railroad man agers granted the eight-hour day. The strike was called off. "Three months ago rumors of dis satisfaction with present rates of pay in the railroad service, with the cost of living rising began and spread. The prospect of another general railroad strike menace has increased steadily since then, cul minating in the unanimous vote of the general chairmen of two of the brotherhoods for the wage increase resolution published a few days ago." Old Railroad Roadbed to Be State Highway Scranton. Pa.. Oct. 22.—A state highway that will pass through a long tunnel under a mountain and that will he the only road of its kind in the world, is likely to be con structed Just north of Scranton, in the near future, by the Pennsylvania State Highway Department. Business men, farmers, autoists and civic or ganizations of northeastern Pennsyl vania are backing the project, and the state highway engineers are favorable to it. The highway would occupy more than twenty miles of railroad bed abandoned a few years agro by the Delaware, Lackawanna and Western Railroad when it built a cutoff. It would eliminate steep grades and would have a foundation that would endure for ages. Crushed stone is piled high along the right of way and surfacing is the onlj work need ed to be done. The tunnel would be lighted from a power plant at Nich olson, a mile from Its northerly end. The route Is part of the shortest route from New York to Buffalo. Big Four Brotherhoods Will Ask Wage Increase New York, Oct. 22.—1n addition to the demands recently made by pas •"fnger trainmen on eastern railroads for increased pay, the "big four" brotherhoods will shortly ask for higher pay for the freight and yard men. according to unofficial reports irculated in railroad circles here. The reasons which the brotherhood chiefs will give for asking for the in crease will be the high cost of living and advances in wages in other lines of industry, it is said. President A. T. Dice Tells of Freight Increase President A. T. Dice, of the Read ing, is quoted as saying that by In creasing the average load 6.02 tons on 35,863 coal cars loaded on the Reading system there was effected during August a saving of 6,760 coal cars. By heavier loading on other cars 10,901 other freight cars were saved. There was more freight to amount of 329,701 tons loaded, with 9.153 fewer cars used. Veteran Conductor Dies; Forty Years in Service William Henry Parker, aged 71 years, a retired Pennsylvania rail road conductor, died Saturday at his home, 509 Muench street. He was in service forty years and was retired six years ago. The survivors are a widow, three children, Mrs. R. F. Cook, Karl S. Parker', and Harriet A. Parker. Funeral services will be held to-morrow at the home. Bur al will be made in Harrisburg Ceme tery. Railroad Notes Luther Moyer, night stationmas ter for the, Pennsylvania railroad who has been off duty nursing a frac tured arm. is improving. John Ludwlg, 923 Green street, flagman on the Reading, was struck by a water plug Saturday, when his train pulled into the station at Read ing. His right shoulder was dislo cated. He was sent to the Homeo pathic Hospital for treatment. The large turntable at the Phila delphia and Reading railway engine house at Reading has been installed. It is similar in size and operates the same as the new turntable at Ruther ford. Two extra crews have been added • o the Pennsylvania yards forces at Marysvllte, , The Pennsylvania Kallroad Glee "lub will sing at the Covenant Pres byterian Church Friday night. An Interesting concert program has been prepared. THESE CHILDREN HELD MOVIE FOR SMOKE FUND '?! '* ■ . .JM'' . ysyt& -i . L> IHh U,.? Sr. 3 i^gTHaEy, :? ' " ; 5i [y .' ■s!§ There hit for the "Smokes For Soldiers" fund was SB. They raided this amount by the means of a movie show and entertainment in Sauers' garage, in State street. The c ommittee ol' six tots, whose ages range from seven tt> ten, are elated over the fact that this amount was raised by them without any assistance on the part of older persons. In the picture, reading from right to left are: Grace Snyder, Virginia Sauers, Craig Williams, David Chidsey, Don Nissley and Marjorie Beck. "Topsie," the dog in the picture, played a fea ture role in the entertainment. CITY FACES MOST SERIOUS SUGAR FAMINE [Continued from First Page.] establishments when the present supply of sugar is exhausted. •Don't Hoard Don't hoard sugar. This is the ad vice of wholesalers 4 cents a pound here. The Evans-Burtnett Company has on hand to-day about 150 bags of sugar. For three weeks this com pany. anticipating the present short age, has refused to sell any one cus tomer more than one bag of sugar per day. Ordinarily the supply In stock consists of from 1,000 to 2,000 bags. Use Soft Brown An effort will be made to substi tute soft brown sugar, but dealers say that the supply of this gade is also very limited. Many persons will not use brown sugar unless com pelled to do so. The price of brown sugar will be almost equal to that of granulated. In Harrisburg comparatively few few retailers are in position to sell sugar in any amount desired. The Acme stores, of this city, do not do, pend upon the local wholesalers, and are selling to regular customers in any desired amount up to twenty- I five pounds. Most retailers in this I city have limited the amount of sranulated sugar that may be pur chased by any person In one day to two pounds. Some have placed the limit at one pound. One big store will not sell sugar unless the cus tomer purchases not less than the value of the sugar In other com modities. This is done to prevent at tempts to hoard. The scarcity of cane sugar may be attributed, in part at least, to th< fact that England has purchased vast quantities of the raw material in Cuba. Beet sugar is not yet on the market, and the announcement that the Administration Sugar Dis tributing Committee is ready to ac cept orders for immediate attention, comes as a surprise to dealers here. May Not Go Alove 10 Cents Most retailers in Harrisburg are selling sugar to-day at nine and a half cents a pound. Some dealers are asking ten cenUi While the Food Administrator is not in a po sition to regulate the price charged by retailers, there is a tacit under standing that the price will not mount above ten cents. When beet sugar is received here the price should drop to nine cents per pound, it is said. The telegram from the Food Ad ministration Sug a r Distributing Committee to Frank A. Smith, head of the Harrisburg Brokerage Com pany is as follows: "Food Administration, Sugar Distributing Committee of Chicago authorises public announcement to press that quotation Beet Sugar In dustry will come to rescue; of >.'CAV Kngland and North Atlantic • States, east of Buffalo, Pittsburgh and north of and including Baltimore, during the existing exhaustion of canc sup plies. Shipments will commence immediately upon all operating beet sugar factories. Owing to ex tremely difficult transporation con ditions. necessary limit offerings only to manufacturers and Jobbing trade in such communities as entirely without sugar. Furthermore, manu facturers of candy, gum. syrup, cor dials and all other food luxuries teommmmG telegraph must be sevrely restricted, allowing only sufficient supplies to operate at greatly reduced capuclty. All manu facturers of food supplies must have preference, according to necessity of their products for public and allied matters, condensed milk manufac turers coming first. Strictly, ac cording to foregoing, sugars, offers subject to confirmation., beet granu lated, bags only, cars loaded tot capacity, specifying ear lots instead of quantities, $7.25 basis, sight draft against bill of lading, payable on ar rival of car, shipment in turn, as soon as possible." The price quoted, $7.25 per hun dred pounds, does not include freight charges, but is the price f. o. b. the shippign point. Nor does it include other incidental expenses, so that retailers will add considerable to cove rexpenses and profits. Many of the big baking concerns of this city do n.ot have sufficient sugar to supply their needs during the coming week. Bernard Schmidt stated this morning that the Schmidt bakery, the Harrisburg Making Company and the Acme Baking Company have less than a week's supply of sugar on hands. Others are in much the same boat. Unless a supply can be obtained at once, it will be necessary to eliminate cakes and pastry until conditions improve. Bakeries Will Have to Close The Standard Baking Company, the West Shore Bakery and other concerns are similarly situated. Some bakers make the statement that they will be compelled to discontinue the baking of bread unless a supply of sugar is speedily available. The D. Bacon Company, whole sale candy manufacturers, is more fortunate than most concerns, as it has in stock sufficient sugar to meet needs for five or six weeks. Beet sugar can not be used in the manu facture of candies. Candy manu facturers who have a supply of sugar on hand will not take advan tage of the situation, it is ann.ounced, but will sell their product at the normal price. Deaths and Funerals MRS. ANNIES RAUP Mrs. Annie Raup, aged 59, 365 South Eighteenth street, died Satur day. The survivors are two daugh ters, Mrs. Iva Keim, Danville; Mrs. J. P. Fortenbaugh. Harrisburg; three sons, Milton; Samuel Raup and Oscar Raup, Milroy, Pa. Funeral services will be held to-night at the home of Mr. and Mrs. J. P. Fortenbaugh, 365 South Eighteenth street. The Rev. M. S. Sharp, pastor of Zion Lutheran Church. Enola, will officiate. Burial will take place to-morrow at Turber ville, near Wllliamsport. I FORMER RESIDKXT DIRS I Mrs. Hannah F. Briner, wife of I Alfred B. Commlngs, a former Harris, burger, proprietor of The Windsor Hotel, Reading, died at her home ; Sixth and Court streets, last Thurs day, aged 40, after a brief illness. Mrs. Commlngs was born in Read ing. She took a course in nursing and was graduated from the Bain bridge Hospital in 1912. December IS, 1913, she married Mr. Commings and removed to Reading. Mrs. Corn mings is survived by her husband two brothers, two step-brothers and four step-sisters. Harrisburg rela tives attended the funeral service.' in Reading yesterday. FIIDERAL OP MRS. MYERS Funeral services for Mrs. Susan M Myers, who died Saturday, will b< held to-morrow afternoon at thret o'clock from the residence. 141" James street. Burial will be made in the Paxtang Cemetery. The Rev Edwin S. Rupp, pastor of the Otter bein United Brethren Church, will of ficiate. Mrs. Myers is aged 63. She is survived by her husband. MRS. OREN DEAD Mrs. Rebecca Oren died Sunday, al the home of her son, William Oren 2211 Logan streef. Burial will made at Newport, Wednesday, at 9 (,'clock FINERAI, OF MRS. DEM.IXE Funeral services of Mrs. Louif Dellone, who died Saturday, will b< held to-morrow morning from Saint Patrick's Cathedral. The Rev. Father T. B. Johnson will officiate. Burial will be made in Mount Calvary Cem etery. Mrs. Dellone Is survived bv her husband. Louis Dellone, and the following children: Louis Dellone iu B .? P i l Prl ,on t an< ' TTarr V Dellone, of I hiladelphla; Leo Dollonf*, of Aligns* ta. Go.; Mrs J U Sneerlngrer, Bertha Dellone. Elizabeth Dellone. Marie Depone, Aloyslus Dellone. Florence Dellone and Maurice Dellone, of Har risburg. MRS. STO/EWSKI DlKft r uneral services for Mrs. Catherine Stozewski. aged 70, who died at the hp * aon-in-law, William K k i Kensington stroet, wiP , neia u edne*day rooming at P l r . oni Salnt Patrick's Pa thedral. The Rev. Father P. S. Hug-l will officiate, nnd burial will Jie made >n Mount Calvary Cemetery. BRINGS SUIT An equity suit was brought to-day by Joanna M. Lutz ncoinst her hus band. Frank J. Lutz. and Sarah L Lutz for malntalnence. In the bill it is alleged Mr. Lutz can not be located and has a part interest In a property which was sold. WATER REPORT FILER report of the auditors of the C loverdale Llthla Water Company was presented to the county court to-day for confirmation. No objections were ill Gu* Lieut. Young Transferred to Gettysburg Camp *" , LIEUTENANT RICHARD A. YOUNG Lieutenant Richard A. Young, who has been with the Regular Army re cruiting headquarters at 325 Market street, for several months, has been transferred to the Seventh Infantry at Gettysburg. Lieutenant Young has been actively associated with the work of secur ing men for the Army, and is con sidered one of the best recruiting men in this section of the country, Promiennt Pastors Attend Dedication Services at Bethel A. M. E. Church Bethel A. M. E. Church, Briggs and Ash streets, was dedicated yes terday with appropriate ceremonies. Addresses were made by the Revs. A. G. Herr, Hlghspire; the Rev. C. H. Grove, Enhaut; the Rev. H. S Hershey, the Rev. J. C. Forncrook and the Rev. W. Bartel, of Altoona. The Rev. Dr. William M. Yates, pas tor of the Fourth Street Church of God, preached the dedicatory ser mon, and the evening sermon was given by the Rev. Dr. S. G. Kahn. a well-known clergyman, editor of the Church Advocate. Efforts of the pastor* of the con gregation. the Rev. W. J. Winfield, have proved successful with the ded ication of the $3,000 edifice. Durins the past two years while the congre gation met in rented rooms at the corner of Monroe and Cumberland .streets, his work was directed to ward a new building, and his ob ject has been realized. Preaching services will be held in the church every night this week, beginning with this evening. Proml- I nent ministers will be in the pulpit \ each night. Many Smaller Property Transfers Are Recorded The sales of many smaller proper ties in the city and county are noted in the realty transfers of the week end, which follow: Mrs. Emily E. Mullowney to A. Howard Jones, two and-one-half-stock brick, 2521 Bris ban, Paxtang, $4,600; Mrs. Emma F. Miller to Samuel J. Snyder, lot and buildings, Wiconisco, $700; Max Shein to H. Hamburger, 1217 North Sixth, $1; heirs Anthony Seif to Joel Claster, two lots, Hickory and Sev enth, $1; William M. Robinson to Xena M. Enlman, three-story brick, 225 North Fourteenth, $1; H. A. Kline to Jeremiah Nipple, lot Prog ress addition, $160; Frederick Much er to Joseph Bobroski, Jr., Lykens, $1,325; Ray H. Gramm to Mrs. Anna M. Wilson, two-and-one-half-story stucco, Bellevue Park, Twenty-first and Park Hill lane, SJ; E. C. Mark ley to John Frank, frame dwelling, Swatara township, $900; Daniel W. Bowman to Walter J. Seiders, 27 nnil< 19 acres, Halifax township, $2,000; Second Baptist Church to John S. Harris lot South Cameron street. $10; J. S. Zimmerman to Ada S, Gable, two-an-one-half-story frame, Sus quehanna township, $2,450; William L. Gorgas to William C. Wagner, three-story brick, 1927 Park, $3,200; Lydia L. Reichley to A. M. Bell, lot in Paxtang, $1; M. G. Baker, to C. S. Shenk and Pierce Rettew, two two and-one-half-story bricks, 2221-23 Logan, $1; S. Michlovitz to Second Baptist Church, lot South Cameran street $10; J. L. L. Kuhn to Archie M. Shaffer, 1611 Naudain, $1; Hen rietta Herb, el. al., to Charles E. Herb. 132 acres, Halifav township, $1,533, Divorce Case Is Opened With 93 Cases on the List Divorce court opened this morning with ninety-throe cases listed for hearing before Judges Kunkcl and McCarrell. A number of these were continued when the list was called. In Courtroom No. 1, before Judge Kunkel, the suit brougnt by Agnes Cunningham against Felix Cunning ham was opened shortly before noon. Mr. Cunningham appeared to defend the action brought by his wife on the grounds of desertion. According to Mrs. Cunningham's story, her hus band sold the hotel he owned at 137 North Fourth street and moved to a house in Noith Slxtii street in 1910, deserting iter shortly afterward. She also delated he had never returned to live with tier after that time. As part of the defense, testimony was brought out charging her with the commission of a serious offense, and that she had deserted her hus bund while he was on a two weeks' trip to Altoona. In Courtroom No. 2, before Judge McCarrell, the suit between Mary and Mato Sasa was heard this morning. Continued cases were: Albert Jr. vs. Almina Jones, Annie M. vs. Holomon l'\ Leitzel, Annie vs. Andy Dusha, Uenjamtn vs. Helen M. Conrad, John T. vs. Katherlne McAllister, liezi vs. John t-chram, Margaret vs. George lyter, Klvinu M. vs. William E. Lau (lers, Annie vs. Joe Hobinson, and Ijovena M. vs. Jacob 11. Sweltzer. Planning Commission Will Approve Valley Terminal Plans Tonight The City Planning Commission will meet this evening to take oflicial ac tion on the ordinance providing lor doubletracking of Walnut street by the Valley Railways Company, with turnouts into the proposed terminal building to be erected at Itiver and Walnut streets. The ordinance probably will not be called for final passage by Council to-morrow, as it has not been printed. It is believed the Planning Commis sion will approve the measure, as the changes it provides were approved when tentative plans were first con sidered. NOTES OF THE LOAN CAMPAIGN Governor Brumbaugh will pre side at the Hillis meeting in the Chestnut Street Auditorium on Wednesday night. The Hillis meeting, incidental ly. is wide open. The women, of Harrisburg are as welcome as the men. The doors will open nt 7.30 The doors will open at 7.30 o'clock and the proceedings will begin promptly at 8. A. A. Wert has been diligently nt work on "The Hill" for the last few days, and in canvassing the various departments has secured 364 subscriptions for a total of $34,550. A well attended meeting at Halifax Saturday njght was ad dressed by Oscar H. Wickersham nnd John P. Heiner. The people of Halifax are working hard. The bank has made a large sub scription : and in addition two of its officials are making personal canvasses. Travelers through Harrisburg are much taken with the Liberty Loan banner at the Square. A man who passed through the city this morning after having come overland from Chicago says that nowhere on his trip did he come across such a distinctive adver tisement. The Italians of the city will hold a mass meeting in Chestnut Street Auditorium Tuesday night at 8 o'clock. If it is at all pos sible for Governor Brumbaugh to I'c present he will make an. ad ••s The executive "o*" ■ will ho represented by William Jennings. Tonight's affair in the Auditor ium is a smoker. There will be cigars and cigarets for the 600 campaign workers. Harrisburg advertisers are showing their interest in the cam paign. by devoting a great deal of their paid space to the Liberty Loan. In addition they have their stores well placarded; and their windows are carrying the loan story to all passersby. The local headquarters for the last week has been besieged with requests from otlier portions of the state for information as to how local campaigns are con ducted. Harisburg'a success in the Liberty Loan and Red Cross rampaigns last spring has con veyed the idea that the system used here must be good. The Raemaker drawings in the window of the Gilbert hardware store continue to attract a great ?rowd. The sinking of the Antilles the other day has had some effect on bond subscriptions in. Harrisburg. Central and Tech High schools continue, their loan drives. The total subscriptions for both high schools now amount to about $6,000. Essays on "Silver Bullets" con tinue to reach M. H. James, the loan publicity man. Several hun dred children have written very commendable stories of the war, ft'hy the United States is in it, and how purchase of Liberty Bonds will get it successfully out of It. s!>zdect 1/oui4eo! Get the Round Pnckago " Ask For and GET f HORUCK'S THE ORIGINAL IH MALTED MILK ir Made from clean, rich milk with the ex j. | EoJ tract of select malted grain, malted in ou own Malt Houses under sanitary conditions, y* V Infanta and children thrive on ft. Agree* wit.' \ |||ViL\* / weakest stomach of the invalid or the aged % Art 11.I 1 . limT fO* m no co °A' n * nor addition of milk. \gGEDANDI Nourishes and sustains more than tea, coffee, etc Should be kept at home or when traveling. Anu *°fo tritiou * * ood -d rinl ' may be prepared in a moment. glassful hot before retiring induces ref:ohing •* ee P- Also in lunch tablet form for business men. . TUcuJ?'Ctli'lf ® Substitutes Cost YOU Sam* Pries ' Take m Package Heme OCTOBER 22, 1917. VARE ANSWERS SENATOR PENROSE Says Political Murder Re sulted From System Fol lowed in Other Wards By Associated Press Philadelphia, Oct. 22. —State Sen ator Edwin H. Vare to-duy Issued a statement replying to the one made public by Senator Penrose last night i in which the latter denounced "con tractor government' and urged He-| publican voters to support the Town | Moating ticket placed in the Meld following the killing of a policeman in the Fifth ward on primary day. The Vare statement says the Fifth ward affair was "a natural result of the vicious system of election thug gery instituted and encouraged by Penrose in his own Eighth and sur rounding wards under his control." The statement says that Senator Penrose at an Atlantic City confer ence agreed to support the Itepub llcan "i>o-50" ticket. U. S. to Build $100,000,000 Ordnance Depot in France Washington, Oct. 22. —The or dnance division of the War Depart ment has permitted announcement of the letting of a contract for the $100,000,000 ordnance depot anil arsenal to be erected by the United j States at its overseas base. All of the labor and special machinery for erec tion of the plant, as well as the equipment for it when completed, are to be transported to Europe, the al lies, and especially the French, being unable to tax their economic forces and supplies. It was be said, however, more than 1,000 miles of stancard railway will be built leading from this depot to the sector of front assigned to Gen eial Pershing. Six in Police Toils as Result of Card Game Disagreeing with his fellow-coun trymen while engaged In a friendly card game, resulted in Tony Sistl, 200:1 North Sixth street, receiving a black eye and six of Ills friends landing In the police station. The sextet included: Daniel Pelle grinna, owner of the house at 31!) Cherry alley; Guiseppe Delamongria, Pletro Spino, Pietro Ettore Pellegrir.nl and Berdroina Trujano. The police raided the Pellegrinna home late last evening and secured a quantity of whisky, gin and beer. Two decks of cards were secured, and it was alleged that the proprietor was illegally selling liquor, and also guilty of disorderly conduct. The other five defendants were charged with dis orderly practice. They were given a bearing before Alderman this afternoon. The other business of the court this afternoon was the disposi tion of three charges of drunkenness. Japanese Ship Lost With All on Board, Is Belief Tokio. Oct. 22. The Japanese steamship Hitachi Maru, due at Delagoa Bay, Portuguese East Africa, October 1, is missing and is believed to have struck a mine with the loss of all on board The num ber of passengers on board is not known, but Mr. Onai, London man ager of the Nippin Yusen Kaisha, owners of the vessel, was among them. The Hitachi Marus, a vessel of 8.55 C tons gross, sailed from Yoko hama for Liverpool on August £9. She touched at Colombo, Ceylon, on September 24, but since then noth ing has been heard from her. Rotarians Hear of War Work of the Y. M. C. A. E. J. Stackpole, clialrman of the War Council Committee of the Mid dle District of Pennsylvania, address ed the Rotary Club members at the club's noon luncheon at the Y. M. C. A. to-day, on the campaign that is about to be inaugurated in this city and ten surrounding counties to bock up the Y. M. C. A. work in the Army. The preliminaries of this effort are now being arranged although noth ing will be done toward the soloci tation of funds until after the Liberty Loan is out of the way. The Ro tarians pledged themselves to assist. Mayor Bowman will be ineharge of the drive in Harrisburg. ASKS RELEASE ON BAIL, A petition was presented in court to-day to have Myrtle Klinger, sued on a charge of alienation of her hus band's affections by Katherine Mc- Laughlin. released under common bail. In the suit the ban was fixed at SI,OOO by counsel for the plaintiff by "capias ad respondendum" proceedings. Charles C. Stroh. representing the Klinger woman, asked the Court to accept common bail, so that she would not be compelled to go to jail. The hearing will be held next Monday morning. OPKN GYM TO MIItEMEN The big new gymnasium of the Y. M. C. A. has been thrown open to firemen. Director C. W. Miller, In charge of the depart ment of physical instruction, will in struct the firemen who desire to take advantage of the new ruling. Tlu association's motive In opening the physical condition. gym is to keep the fire laddies in fine GERMANS PROTEST Copenhagen. Oct. 22.—Represen tatives of German industries at o large conference in Berlin, has gone on record against various govern mental plans for state control of in dustry after the war. They demandeu return to the free exercise of private Initiative in business as quick as pos. sible. KI.EVENTH WARD REPUBLIC AIV WORKERS TO HUM) MEETING The Eleventh ward Republican cofnmltteemen and ward workers wll! hold a meeting at Fourth and Muench streets to-morrow evening at 7.30 o'clock. American Rescue Workers Secure New Quarters The American Rescue Workers have secured the building in the rear of the store, Third and Boas street, where they hold meetings Tuesday, Thursday and Sunday nights. They also do quick relief work anion* the poor. This work at the Present is under the management of Adjutant and Mrs. George I''. Goriss. SY, ,*? ' las ' ,at ' years of experience in Philadelphia, Camden, N. J., and Washington, D. They also hold Gospel openair meetings and cottage prayermeetings among the nonchureh-going people. Prepare For Formal Planting of Trees Capitol Park gardeners to-day pre pared for tlu formal planting of the six treoH to be named in honor of the first six Governors, the first excava ol William i'enn tree 'tt " hird and Walnut streets. The trees are beinsr Heleeted at the city nursery at the Island and will he delivered Thursday. The planting is to he a formal occasion on KYidav morning. A CHILD DOESN'T LAUGH AND PLAY IF CONSTIPATED Look, Mother! Is tongue coated breath feverish and stomach sour? "California Syrup of Figs" can't harm tender stomach, liver, bowels \ A laxative to-day saves a sick chita to-morrow. Children simply will no take the time from play to empt; their bowels, which become clogget up with waste, liver gets sluggish stomach sour. Look at the tonsue, mother! I coated, or your child is listless, cross feverish, breath bad, restless, doesn' eat heartily, full of cold or has sore throat or any other children's ail ment, give a teaspoonful of "Cali fornia Syrup of Figs," then don' worry, because it is perfectly harm less, and in a few hours all thii constipation poison, sour bile ant fermenting waste will gently movi out of the bowels, and you have i well, playful child again. A thorougl "inside cleansing" is oftlmes all tha Is necessary. It should be the firs treatment given In any sickness. ' Beware of counterfeit fig syrups Ask your druggist for a hotth of "California Syrup of Figs,' which has full directions for babies children of all ages and for grown I ups plainly printed on the bottle Look carefully and see that it ij made by the "California Fig Syrut Company. Burns I, I'sc one i.oothinc, Amk a cooling application of a* Littl#Bodv-GuArd liOfour tesHmlf DR. CHASE'S Blood Tablet Weigh Yourself Before Taking. Price 60 Cents, Special 90 Cents. Dr. Chase. 224 North Tenth St Philadelphia. Pi Qj CHEGO Just As A Suggestion "The Militaire"—l9l7's most swagger Shoe an Edwin ciapp Shoe I hat backs up its name to the last step In shapeliness and wear ability. The long nar row toe, bioud heel and square sliai.lv make it ihe Shoe idea! for Fall. Black or Tail. $lO and sl2. CREGO 15 North Third Street UOOI) SHOES Increases strength kjf rlf | Till] of delicate, nerv [M I ■ I I }* j ous, rundown peo in "in i fails as per full UHW. explanation in large article soon to appear In this paper. Used and highly endorsed by former United States Senators and members of Congress, well known physicians and former Pub lic Health ofticlals. Ask your doc • tor or druggist about It.